24 Things You Seriously Miss About Dublin When You Leave

We can easily spend hours complaining about the rent bubble, the crappy weather and the carnage that is Harcourt street at 3am on a Saturday night. For all the stick we give it though, we love it really.

Here are the things you'll miss most about Dublin when you're gone...

1. Chicken fillet rolls

Butter or Mayo? Plain or spicy? The deli assistant at your local Spar is always asking the important questions.

6. Everyday pessimism

No one does it better than the Irish. No issue is too big or small. Choose any topic under the sun and we'll not only be able to tell you why it's a terrible thing but also why it's our problem. A canned pumpkin shortage in the US this Halloween you say? Challenge accepted.

7. Banter with the Gardaí

Yeah, try this in the States...

8. The Leap Card adrenaline rush

The Dublin edition of Russian roulette: is there money on it or is there not?

15. Proper chips from the chipper

16. Bonding over 'the fear'

Try using this term to describe a hangover anywhere else and people will think you're either paranoid or just scared of everything.

17. Every day being opposite day

Saying 'I will yea' means that you most definitely won't, and 'you'll be grand' actually means you probably won't be grand but just get on with it anyways.

18. Crisp sandwiches

These are quite simply Not Okay in any other part of the world.

That, in itself, is Not Okay.

19. "Just going for the one"

The inside joke that an entire nation shares, and no other culture will ever quite get.

20. The bubbles on Grafton Street

The intense satisfaction when you eventually manage to burst one of these is unrivalled (until you see the distraught look on the face of the kid you knocked over in pursuit of said bubble... which makes it even sweeter)